Pharika, the Goddess of Poison

The goddess of poison. A fickle and vain goddess, she schemes and plots her way into more power. This has often backfired as she tests her newest poisons on her most devoted followers. They see it as her highest blessing she could give them, and happily give up their bodies for her. However, this leads to her losing powerful members of her flock.

Worshipers
Her priests, known collectively as Pharikians, typically wear ragged gray-green robes. Though they will wash vestiments, they would never repair them. Older and high-ranking members of her priesthood tend to either ritually scar or tattoo their bodies all over. When embarking on a battle or dangerous adventure, a follower of hers will often don armor of a black and purple hue that is adorned with a variety of spurs, horns, and spikes.

Her followers, known collectively often sold various poisons, antidotes, and medicines. When not doing so they are known to travel across Korinth, seeking out new diseases or afflictions while also spreading rumors about Pharika in hopes of boosting her reputation.

They devote much of their lives to building up an immunity to various diseases and poisons, by means of both inoculation and magic. Because of this they treated those afflicted with diseased or buried their bodies. They also tend to be hired by paranoid members of high society, such as wealthy merchants or rulers, to test their food for any poison.